epi pen generic-most likely coming out in 2017

great_lakes_mom
Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:06:50 +0000

The other possibility is to give folks a syringe, and vial of epi, which costs around $5.00. Yes, all of that other $495 is the cost for packaging and delivery system, as well as excess advertising. It is a bit more of a project to learn to use. However, the cost as it stands is prohibitive and I’m sure many are going without. Heck, I resented the epi pen $25 copay yearly x2! http://abc22now.com/news/local/epinephrine-injection-kit-for-under-10 I had asked for this for my peanut allergic daughter. Having had allergy shots, I know she could learn to use it. Why she does not have it is complicated, and the allergist stated he’d have to talk to the practice attorney for the clinic. A school nurse could give it, however school kids still need epi pens for field trips and so on.

Bunsen, I’d think you meant Enoxaparin, which is used to bridge the clotting times till the oral warfarin blood levels return with a high enough level of anticoagulation. I had no clue there was such price variation in that drug as well. Costco might have bulk purchasing? Still…

Frankly, I wish advertising for prescription drugs was banned. Who is it benefiting? I’d love to know how much of the costs of new meds are advertising related. If nothing else, what 7 year old needs to know that ED can be an issue?